intimist

1 of 2

noun

in·​ti·​mist
-mə̇st
plural -s
often capitalized
: an intimist painter

intimist

2 of 2

adjective

"
often capitalized
1
: of, relating to, or practicing intimism
2
of fiction : dealing chiefly with intimate and private especially psychological experiences
the peculiarly modern feeling of individual helplessness that the war brought into … people's consciousness, and it made sense of that emotion as the intimist novel does not as a ruleAnthony West

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French intimiste, from intime intimate + -iste -ist

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“Intimist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intimist. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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